I made a big mistake watching this episode before this week's Gundam instead of after…
Anyway, the episode was overall pretty good even if, like many things, it took a while to pay off...but like MasterKing I too was a little let down by the moment of the trunk's impact since they just used a still frame for it. A still frame drawn by Shida, but a still frame nonetheless. It's a shame, because the build up to it was really, really well done. I even liked the use of the CG water since it was used to achieve certain camera angles that added to the sense of scale.